Carrion Howler is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
How it works : Carrion Howler
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Rowan, Scion of War + Exsanguinate + Carrion Howler
Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifeloss
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 as desired.
- 3Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
- 4Cast Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of
due to Rowan. - 5Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
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#2
Repay in Kind + Carrion Howler
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite lifeloss for all players
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying 1 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Resolve all Carrion Howler abilities.
- 4Cast Repay in Kind by paying
, causing each opponent's life total to become 0. - 5Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having 0 life.
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#3
Mister Negative + Carrion Howler + Phyrexian Unlife
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying
plus commander tax if applicable. - 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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#4
Mister Negative + Carrion Howler + Pact Weapon
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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#5
Mister Negative + Carrion Howler + Platinum Angel
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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#6
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood + Carrion Howler
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying 1 life.
- 2Vilis triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3Sheoldred's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
- 4Repeat as desired.
- 5Resolve all Carrion Howler abilities.
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#7
Children of Korlis + Vizkopa Guildmage + Carrion Howler
Near-infinite lifeloss
- 1Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying
, causing each opponent to lose life whenever you gain life this turn. - 2Activate Carrion Howler by paying 1 life.
- 3Repeat step 2 until you have 1 life.
- 4Activate Children of Korils by sacrificing it, causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life you've lost this turn.
- 5Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life you gained.
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#8
Mister Negative + Carrion Howler + Cloudsteel Kirin
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Carrion Howler by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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Legal formats
modernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerduelpredh
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